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Assemble the perfect small form factor system for all your computing demands with the flexible ZOTAC Z68-ITX WiFi mini-ITX platform. The ZOTAC Z68-ITX WiFi supports socket LGA1155 2nd generation Intel Core family processors with turbocharged Intel HD Graphics to let users select the perfect amount of processing power for their needs – whether it is dual or quad-core, with or without Intel HyperThreading technology.

Demanding gamers can install a standard PCI Express x16 ZOTAC graphics card in the Z68-ITX WiFi to form a perfect miniature gaming PC that delivers big system power in a miniature form factor. Adventurous users can take advantage of the overclocking capabilities available on the ZOTAC Z68-ITX WiFi to push 2nd Generation Intel Core K-series processors beyond the stock limits for an extra performance kick.

HDMI & DisplayPort Output The ZOTAC Z68-ITX WiFi features two HDMI ports for connecting your high-definition A/V equipment. With the HDMI interface ensuring lossless transmission of high-quality HD video and 7.1-channel audio signals, play back HD contents on your computer and view them on your large HDTV set for more comfort. Mini DisplayPort with mini-DP to DP adapter is provided for more versatility.

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WarrantyBeyond any applicable Newegg return policy, this item is warranted independently by the product's Manufacturer or a Third party. Below is a summary provided for convenience only and may not be accurate or current.
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Cons: This board supports Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 Ivy Bridge processors. HOWEVER! Out of the box, the BIOS that ships on the board does not support Ivy Bridge, only Sandy Bridge. There is a BIOS update on Zotac's site to add support.

This is important: The only way to flash the BIOS is to install a Sandy Bridge processor first. The board will absolutely not POST with an Ivy Bridge processor. The board will show a debug error code of 55 (which suggests a RAM issue, but that's not true).

Other Thoughts: Once you get the BIOS updated, this board is good. I'm running Ubuntu 12.04. Ivy Bridge processors have only been out for a few months, and as such, there are a few Linux driver issues right now. There are patches and workarounds for them (mostly HD2500/HD4000 video bugs) currently and they are being mainlined.

Rating: 5/5Excellent product

Pros: I've been running 4 of these boards for more than 3 months now without any instability at all. Two of the machines are on 24/7 and never need rebooting unless I'm installing new software.

One of the always-on machine is a BT seedbox and HTPC. The other always-on machine is an HTPC and gaming machine using the Z68 chipset's SRT feature which allows it to use an SSD as a cache for a plattery HD. Everything works perfectly. The machine using SRT cold-boots to desktop in 20 seconds (25 until the busy spinner stops).

Also, at least at the time of my purchase, there was no other board with this particular combination of features (mini-ITX, Z68, HDMI, WiFi).

Cons: 1 of the 4 boards had a broken HD activity LED.

Other Thoughts: I might have taken a star off for the broken HD activity LED but this board is getting such bad reviews for no reason that I can figure out and believe it needs a ratings boost.

It's probably relevant that the boards I received came with the latest firmware out-of-box.

Rating: 4/5Good Features, Claustrophobic

Pros: - Great feature set, with removable Atheros Wireless adapter, that can be swapped up for an mSATA SSD, very handy to use with Intel SRT to create a Hybrid RAID set between an SSD (up to 64GB) and another attached disk (1TB+) so boost overall performance under a single drive letter. (Similar to how the RevoDrive Hybrid works).

- Z68 Chipset hums along nicely, and seems to have less glitches in general than the Asus P67 Board I came in from

Cons: - The ram sockets are about 2mm too close to the CPU based on the socket clearance spec, if you plan on getting Corsair Vengeance/XMS3, or ram with similarly 'tall' profiles, you might want to find the short version here on newegg instead, so it will fit next to fatter heatsinks. I managed to wedge the ram in, at a slight pitch, but that is less than ideal.

- Claustrophobic layout. With a graphics card installed, a heatsink, and the ram butting up against the socket strike zone, as well as the big fat heatsink near the peripheral sockets, expect any heatsink that blows down to create a static pressure bubble and drop efficiency, and as a result, run pretty warm (usually idling between 40C and 65C under Prime95 with a Kozuti heatsink fan)

- Though it has UEFI, its incredibly boring. It's more or less just a regular BIOS with the ability to use a Mouse. It seemed to be a rather lazy implementation of the UEFI interface you see from other manufacturers.

Rating: 4/5Some problems, but otherwise a good board

Pros: This board is just feature rich. I picked it up because it had a Mini-PCIe port for both WiFi and mini-SATA, 2x HDMI and 1 Min-DP, along with USB 3.0 and SATA 6.0. While it does come with a low profile WiFi adapter, it has a bracket to hold a full height WiFi adapter in the Mini-PCIe slot. There have been a few short commings, but nothing that would make me change my mind on this purchase.

Cons: My Seagate 3 TB USB 3.0 GoFlex drive is not recognized on boot through the USB 3.0 ports. It works just fine on the USB 2.0 ports though. If I want it to work on the USB 3.0 ports I have to plug it in after booting up.

Another thing I did not like was the Atheros WiFi adapter. Mainly because it does not support the 5GHz range. Worked great on the 2.4GHz range though. Thankfuly I had a spare Intel Adapter lying around from an old laptop that supported it and that has now taken the spot of the Atheros adapter.

Rating: 5/5ITX gaming heaven

Pros: Small, lots of features, has sata 3, usb 3 and virtually every other port you could possibly use.

Cons: Overclocking options are scattered over several pages. Hopefully this will be improved over time with future BIOS updates.

Other Thoughts: I build a ITX box for my day to day machine and for taking to LAN parties. Have previously had a huge tower for home and a gaming capable laptop. Got tired of having to maintain versions of applications on two computers and both units were starting to get old and slow. I really wanted to run BF3 at high-ultra settings but didn't want to spend the cash making a new gaming box AND buy a new laptop.

The cpu and the memory i used to build my system is not on the " offical Z68ITX-A-E TESTED cpu/memory list " but everything working superb :o)Windows 7 Ultimate Experience Index is : 6.4 without any "fine tuning" .Processor : 7.6 / memory : 7.6 / Graphics : 6.4 / Gaming Graphics : 6.4 / Hard disk : 7.9The graphics experience index is from the cpu built in graphics (Intel® HD Graphics 3000)The system "Cold" boot time is less than 10 second !!!Windows 7 ultimate installation from usb drive took 12 minutes . Zotac drivers from cd 15minut

Cons: Poor OC optionsThe manual was not clear on if you could run with just the 4 pin connector. ( yes you can )

Other Thoughts: I don't have the right power connectors on my power supply for the this motherboard. The MB has an 8 pin connector (CPU) and my power supply has a 4 pin connector.The manual was not clear on if you could run with just the 4 pin connector. My setup working fine with a 4 pin connected to a 8 pin connector.

Rating: 1/5Won't POST

Pros: It was the only itx board that met all of my requirements. Usb3 header, mini pcie, full size ram, and 2 ethernet ports. And Z68 chipset if possible.

Cons: The board would not POST. Onboard LCD reads 2e. Manual doesn't actually list the error codes. Searching online led me to believe that this was part of the memory configuration step. Tried 3 different brands of ddr3 and none worked.

Other Thoughts: So I bought this with 16GB of RAM, i7 2700k and a HD7970 to put into my small formfactor gaming rig, and it runs like crazy, fastest thing I've ever seen. I really can recommend this if you want a small, fast computer.

But the bad thing is the wireless chip they use. It's an Atheros and it only gave me 2 bars and 40Mbit connection 15 feet from my router, plus it dropped connection every 10minutes. Now the good thing is that the chip is replaceable, as it uses the same interface as notebooks. I tried replacing it with an old Intel 6200, but it didn't work. But as the chip had been collecting dust a while I didn't know if it was the motherboard or the chip, so I contacted customer support to ask. First I emailed them. No reply. Second time I got a live chat, where they told me they'd email me back once the technicians had a look at it. No reply.

So I did a leap of faith and bought a Killer Wireless N 1102, and it worked! Now I'm at 150mbit and max signal, no more drops. Perfect..

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